958 Bute Street

In the 1940 city directory.

In 1940, 958 Bute Street is The Norwood, an apartment building, with 13 suites and households listed under it. Its name section lists 17 people here: Richmond Adam, a clerk at the Customs; Mrs Olive Brown, a saleswoman at Famous; and 15 others. It lists one more person here under another surname too.

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18: people the 1940 directory lists here, one of them named in the book
*: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of the directory's knowledge, in 1940
Still standing: today, by the City's records
1930: the year built, by the City's record

In 1940

The street section

14 linesThe Norwood and its suites and households, each on the page beside

The household

Richmond Adama clerk at the Customs · householder · suite 10p. 3
Mrs Olive Browna saleswoman at Famous · householder · suite 7p. 74
Sam Browna conductor at the BC Electric Railway · householder · suite 6p. 74
Frederick R Goulda clerk at the Niagara Hotel · householder · suite 4p. 232
Robert Ironmongera clerk at the Post Office · householder · suite 5p. 296
Dorothy Johnstonwidow of E · householder · suite 15p. 307
Fanny E Mair-Robertsonwidow of J · householder · suite 8p. 405
Laura Randwidow of E E · householder · suite 1p. 510
James E Riceproprietor of J E Rice & Co · householder · suite 3p. 518
Alfred Stephensin used cars · householder · suite 9p. 584
Frederick W Swansona police sergeant at the BC Government · householder · suite 12p. 598
Alonzo S Whiddenproprietor of The Norwood · householder · suite 14p. 654

Also under the Andrews name

Harold A Andrewsa bookkeeper at North Pacific Shipping · householder · suite 11p. 15
Annie H Goulda secretary to manager at BC Underwriters · lives here · suite 4p. 232
J Leo Ricea secretary at Good Hope Mines Ltd · lives here · suite 3p. 518
Arnold L Swansona student at UBC · lives here · suite 12p. 598
Mrs Miriam Whiddenproprietor of The Rhodesia · lives here · suite 15p. 654

Also at this address

One more personunder another surname, with their work: in the book

Bute Street is read from the 1940 directory, street section and name section, line by line.

1940British Columbia and Yukon Directory

Streets

BUTE

Names

The lines for 958 Bute Street in the 1940 directory, as we read them, with its abbreviations; each opens its page at the Vancouver Public Library. The name section prints h for a householder and r for someone who lives at the address. *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark, printed from 1935).

The building today

958 Bute Street still has a building from before 1946, one of six on the block; its permit is from 1930, and the City's assessment record gives 1930 as its year built. A permit to build miscellaneous was taken out in May 1930 by H P Leck, owner and builder: architect Gardiner & Mercer, $36,000.

Since 1940

1956A major renovation, by BC Assessment's record.
1997–2024Licensed as an apartment house (licences on record start in 1997).

From City of Vancouver open data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver): the property tax report (BC Assessment's years, approximate for old buildings), business licences from 1997 (the kind of business only), issued building permits from 2017 and the heritage register.

The 900 block in 1940

Bute Street between Barclay and Nelson Streets, West End: every door the 1940 directory lists on the block, the way it prints them, and what stands at each today. This house is marked in red.

Bute Street, the 900 blockas the 1940 directory lists it, door by door, and what stands there today

*: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark, printed from 1935)

West side, odd numbers

East side, even numbers

Bute Street, block by block

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958 Bute Street, West End, Vancouver, is in the 1940 city directory. A building from before 1946 still stands there: the City's record gives 1930 as the year built.
Source: AddressLore, addresslore.com/house/958-bute, from Vancouver's city directories (Vancouver Public Library) and City of Vancouver open data.

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Sources

The 1940 city directory (British Columbia and Yukon Directory), street and name sections, read by us line by line (Vancouver Public Library, BC City Directories); each line above links its page. Today's buildings: City of Vancouver Open Data (property tax report 2026, property addresses, Vancouver Heritage Register; Open Government Licence – Vancouver). The City's year built is BC Assessment's figure and can be approximate for old houses. Building permit: Heritage Vancouver Society's transcription of the City's permit registers, 1901–1930 (Historical Vancouver Building Permits; search it for this address). Something wrong, or a name you'd like removed? Tell us.